Next morning, the creatures from Mossflower started clearing away the rubble of the fallen palace, under Dany's direction.
When they had cleared the area above the dungeons, they discovered Asha and Yara Greyjoy trapped inside.
"Phew! I thought we were goners there!" Asha said. "We were stuck down here for nearly twenty-four hours. If you hadn't come and saved us, we would have suffocated or starved to death soon."
Dany was surprised to see her. "What are you doing here, Asha?"
"She came to rescue me," Yara said. "She had just released me from my cell when the castle started falling down. The dungeons didn't collapse because they were underground, but we couldn't get out."
"Well, you're safe now," said Dany. "The war is over, and we won! Joffrey is dead and so is your uncle, Euron."
"I guess that means we can retake the Iron Islands now," said Yara.
"But which of us is going to rule them?" Asha wondered. "You said before there was only room for one queen."
Yara smiled at her sister. "Well, you know, maybe I was wrong about that."
Just then, Brian and Stewie appeared in front of them.
"You're back!" said Dany. "Well, how's the king in the north?"
"I'm not the king in the north anymore," Brian said glumly. "I've been replaced." He told her of the events that had transpired at Winterfell.
"What are you gonna do now?" Dany asked him.
"I don't know," Brian sighed. "Maybe I'll go back to the Night's Watch. Or maybe I'll leave Westeros for good. Just get on a ship heading west and sail off the edge of the world."
"I have a better idea," said Dany. "Why don't you marry me, and we can rule Westeros together?"
Brian gasped.
"I say, that's not a bad idea," said Stewie. "What if, for once in their whole shit history, the seven kingdoms were ruled by a just woman and an honorable man?"
"Stewie's right, Brian," Dany said. "You are an honorable man, one of the few truly honorable men I've ever known. I couldn't have defeated those monsters without your help."
"I don't know about that," said Brian. "It seemed like you and Stewie and Meg did most of the work."
"You were the one who alerted me to the threat in the first place," said Dany. "If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have been prepared to face Bill and his army at all."
"But are you sure you want to marry me?" Brian asked. "Won't people raise a few eyebrows at the thought of you marrying a direwolf?"
"The Targaryens marry whomever they want!" Dany said. "For generations, my ancestors married their own brothers and sisters, so marrying a talking animal doesn't seem so bad in comparison." Her tone softened a bit. "I've got a lot of work ahead of me. I'd like to have you by my side, Brian. Marry me, and we'll create a new world together, a better world!" She held her hand out to Brian.
Brian reached out his paw and clasped Dany's hand. "Sounds good to me."
"Damn, I was hoping she'd marry me," Yara Greyjoy said, only half joking. She turned to her sister Asha. "Well, looks like it's time for us to head home."
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Ilyn Payne, Joffrey's executioner, was wandering through the streets when he came upon Meg, who had a sword in her hand.
"Hello, Ser Ilyn," said Meg. "I've been looking forward to meeting up with you again."
Ilyn looked uneasy. He couldn't speak, because he had no tongue, but Meg could tell he was mouthing the words, "Who are you?"
"A girl is no one," said Meg. And then she leaped at Ilyn Payne and cut his head off with her sword, just as Ilyn had done to her father Peter.
Meg's list was finally complete.
